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Academy-Award winner Athol Fugard, one of theatre's most acclaimed playwrights, finds humor and heartbreak in the friendship of Harold, a 17-year old white boy in 1950's South Africa, and the two middle-aged black servants who raised him. Racism unexpectedly shatters Harold's childhood and friendships in this absorbing, affecting coming of age play.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Leon Addison Brown, Keith David and Bobby Steggert. Directed by Stuart K. Robinson.

Ear Hustle brings you stories of life inside prison, shared and produced by those living it. The podcast is a partnership between Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and Nigel Poor, a Bay Area artist.
The team works in San Quentin’s media lab to produce stories that are sometimes difficult, often funny, and always honest, offering a nuanced view of people living within the American prison system.
Find out more about Ear Hustle and subscribe to the podcast on their website www.EarHustleSQ.com

How do we take care of the past after it turns to ash? We visit with families digging through the rubble of their homes in Sonoma after the fires as they sift for memories. This episode asks how we care for people, and what to do if there's no obvious path to healing. Along the way, we meet a midwife, some worms, and a daughter caring for her mother and herself.
Host: Claudia Heymach
Producers: Claudia Heymach, Crystal Escolero, Emma Heath, Bella Lazzareschi, Helvia Taina, Sarah Jiang, Eileen Williams
Featuring: Roshni Thachil, Ronnie Falcoa, Claire Mollard, Josh Weil
Show music: "The Flight of the Lulu" by Possimiste
Story 1: Midwife Crisis
We don’t always think of caretaking in a professional terms, but for a homebirth midwife, the emotional and physical wellbeing of others is the whole job.
Producer: Emma Heath
Featuring: Ronnie Falcoa
Story 2: From the Ashes
We went to Sonoma County after the fires to help residents dig through the rubble of their homes. Along the way, we asked about what they took with them, what they wanted to take, and what they’re looking for now.
Producers: Crystal Escolero, Helvia Taina, and Claudia Heymach
Featuring: Claire Mollard and Josh Weil
Story 3: Depression 1, 2, 3
Living with mental illness means living with the mysterious and mundane. Caretakers of loved ones with depression, anxiety or psychosis must come to grips with both sides, and resist the tug of their own demons in the process. This is an ongoing story about a mom, her daughter and the everyday work of love.
Producers: Sarah Jiang and Eileen Williams
Music: “Undersea Garden” and “Love Sprouts” by Podington Bear, "Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page
Show Image courtesy of Jake Warga

Having a baby comes with some major gifts and some serious side effects. Today we're going to talk about what happens to your body and your libido after you pop out a human... and what to do if your body isn't responding the way you hoped and dreamed it would. Join The Loveumentary’s Season 3 hosts, Nate Bagley and Kristin Hodson (LCSW and AASECT certified sex therapist) as they talk about how you can create a fulfilling, exciting, and satisfying sex life… because you deserve it! We’re excited to have you join us and answer your questions. Sign up for Demystifying Desire with Early Bird Pricing: https://goo.gl/Vksg3f Get the notes and a free handout for this episode here: https://goo.gl/VTM35J Get a free ebook from Kristin here: https://goo.gl/hFc1K7 Got a question for one of us, or for a future episode? Submit it here: https://goo.gl/D61dGL Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: https://goo.gl/mZJ8ti Follow The Loveumentary on Facebook: https://goo.gl/BVVB62 Contact Nate: [email protected] Contact Kristin: https://goo.gl/jB9RaC

Kinari Webb’s philosophy as a scientist is shaped by her experience of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a teenager.
Kinari Webb first developed the vision for Health In Harmony when studying orangutans in 1993 at Gunung Palung National Park in Indonesia. There she encountered not only a beautiful and threatened natural environment but also the dire health needs of the people surrounding the National Park. After this experience, Kinari decided to become a physician and return to Indonesia to work together with local communities both to improve their health and to preserve the natural environment. She graduated from Yale University School of Medicine with honors and then completed her residency in Family Medicine at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, California. Kinari founded Health In Harmony in 2005 to support the combined human and environmental work that she planned in Indonesia. After a year of traveling around Indonesia looking for the best site for this program (unmet health care needs, forest that could still be saved and a responsive government), Kinari helped co-found the Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI, which means “harmoniously balanced”) program in West Kalimantan with Hotlin Ompusunggu and Antonia Gorog. She is also an Ashoka Social Entrepreneur and Rainier Amhold Fellow. Kinari currently splits her time between Indonesia and the US.
This story originally aired on Sept. 1, in an episode titled "Metamorphosis." Full episode and transcript here: https://www.storycollider.org/stories/2017/9/1/metamorphosis-stories-about-radical-change

The late John Mahoney lent his distinctive voice and remarkable talents to a number of LATW productions. Listen to his work in David Mamet's "Reunion," as he stars with Rebecca Pigeon in a story of a father and daughter meeting up after a long split.

We went to Sonoma County after the fires to help residents dig through the rubble of their homes. Along the way, we asked about what they took with them, what they wanted to take, and what they’re looking for now.
Producers: Crystal Escolero, Helvia Taina, and Claudia Heymach
Featuring: Claire Mollard and Josh Weil
Image courtesy of Jake Warga

Bernard Madoff may be a fading memory from the past, but for reporter Steve Fishman, the fallen financier’s story holds lessons for today. Madoff masterminded one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history, duping thousands of investors out of tens of billions of dollars. His scam rocked Wall Street for years.
In this episode, we trace the rise and fall of Madoff through Fishman, who spent years interviewing investors, regulators and even Madoff himself from inside federal prison. We learn how Madoff pulled off his scam, and why nobody caught on for decades. We also hear from experts who say that investors still are vulnerable to financial fraud, especially in the era of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
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On this Making Contact encore, we head to Soseongri, a small village nestled in the mountains of Seongju County. There, grandmas and grandpas in the 70s, 80s, and 90s have gone from quietly farming to organizing daily protests and blockades to stop THAAD. THAAD is part of a missile defense system that gives the U.S. the ability to carry out a nuclear first strike.
The region has historically been Korea’s conservative stronghold, but with the deployment of THAAD, people are re-evaluating the history they’ve been taught their entire lives.
Archival audio is from the U.S. National Archives, AP Archives, U.S. State Department, and U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.
Special Thanks to Io Sunwoo, Juyeon Rhee, and Hella Organized Bay Area Koreans.

I set down my flaming sword long enough to stare into
a hunting trip photo at my Grandfather's
memorial. It shows two men, and him between them in
a dress and wig-hilarious joke (everyone
laughed), "abomination" an Uncle
scoffs casual-like now, tells story: "that's the ugliest woman
I ever saw" man driving by says to man
in passenger seat (everyone laughs).
See: sadness and shame felt in my painted
toenails hidden in socks, the tie too tight around my neck,
clueless compliments about my long hair and hoops.
Retell the story a different way: at 10, a buck strung for skinning
from the eaves; the droppings he cut out and put in my palm.
I can never breathe in church, but this morning I took communion
for the first time in 9 years, for the old man-God knows why.
Over his grave beside his stillborn first daughter's,
I become the hospital where he died-Queen of
the Valley (think meanest motherfucker: full crown
of antlers on my head, long locks of weeping
willow dyed with blood trailing in the wind, time
turned back on itself, a naked Eve naming all the animals).
Pulling my dress off the hanger, I bear witness:
the empty center of the universe like a liver spot;
wind in my hair, sun on my bare shoulders;
and under the ground, hidden in the urn,
his miserable ashes in drag.
*Title quoted from the obituary for James E. Fidler published in the Napa Valley Register, 08/28/2017 (http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/james-e-fidler/article_65807aa0-9a66-5a83-a859-8be03d18c1c7.html).
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